ADVANCED TRAINING

ADVANCED TRAINING
Ammunition specialist
Marine Corps Pvt. Bradley A. Cameron, son of Mary E. Cameron and William Cameron, both of Mercer, Pa., recently graduated from the Ammunition Technician Specialist Course while assigned to Marine Corps Detachment Redstone Arsenal, Ala. During the course, Cameron was instructed on the basics of automated accountability, receipt, storage, issue, handling and inventory of ammunition. Cameron is a 2003 graduate of Mercer High School.
PROMOTIONS
Second lieutenant
Andrew D. McLaughlin has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and entered the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences at Bethesda, Md., as a medical student.
The tuition-free university was established by Congress under the Defense Department in 1972. The university prepares men and women for careers as physicians in the Army, Navy and Air Force, and U.S. Public Health Service.
McLaughlin is the son of Dale R. and Janine A. McLaughlin of Beaver Creek Road, Salem. He is a 2000 graduate of South Range High School, and a 2004 graduate of Grove City College, Grove City, Pa.
BASIC GRADS
Air Force: Airman 1st Class Deanna L. Stowe, daughter of Ronald Stowe of Beloit and Julie Martin of Trappe, Pa.; Reserve Airman 1st Class Zachary P. Klixbull (Mercer '04), son of Joann Klixbull of Grove City, Pa.; Airman Michael J. Maggs (Liberty '99), son of Dolores and Richard Maggs of Youngstown.
Navy: Airman Apprentice Jason R. Hickenbottom (Cardinal Mooney '00), son of Patricia A. and Russell F. Hickenbottom of Struthers; Seaman Recruit Joshua B. Allen (Jackson-Milton '03), son of Corinne A. Welsch of Beloit and Donald B. Allen of Newton Falls; Navy Seaman Apprentice Marcus A. Austin (Lawrence County Vocational Technical '02), son of Janet E. Austin of New Castle, Pa.; Navy Seaman Christopher M. Piccirilli (Sharpsville '98), son of Edna Piccirilli of Sharpsville, Pa. and Mario Piccirilli of Marienville, Pa.
Army: Pvt. Jeffrey A. Osborne (Sharpsville '04), son of Nancy Osborne of Sharpsville, Pa.; Pvt. Daniel R. Jones (Springfield Local '02), son of Roy and Becky Jones of New Springfield; Reserve Pvt. Jeffrey D. Kotch (Jackson-Milton '04), son of Betty Kotch of Lake Milton and Guy Kotch of Cuyahoga Falls; Pvt. Joshua S. Sutton (Warren G. Harding '04), son of Lisa and stepson of Paul Rumple of Warren.
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